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Government Fails Transparency Day Test
Thursday, 13 August 2020, 5:35 pm | ACT New Zealand
“The Government has failed the Transparency Day test, with most of the critical questions that lead to lifting restrictions not answered,” according to ACT Leader David Seymour. “Last night, I set out the information that New Zealanders need ... More >>
Tomorrow Must Be Transparency Day
Thursday, 13 August 2020, 4:50 am | ACT New Zealand
12 August “Tomorrow is that day that the Government must show transparency about COVID-19 test results, tracing, and how it will make a decision about ending or extending the current restrictions,” according to ACT Leader David Seymour “News of community ... More >>
Statement On The Dissolution Of Parliament
Wednesday, 12 August 2020, 11:11 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT Leader David Seymour has welcomed the Prime Minister's decision to delay the dissolution of Parliament. "This is the right decision. If political parties can’t get out and campaign, Parliament needs to be able to continue to function, ... More >>
ACT Leader Calls On Speaker To Postpone Dissolution Of Parliament
Wednesday, 12 August 2020, 8:26 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT Leader David Seymour wrote to the Speaker last night asking him to postpone the dissolution of Parliament. "Mr Speaker, Terrible news tonight. It occurs to me that Parliament does not need to dissolve before the election. I strongly urge ... More >>
Government Must Share Transparent, Up To Date Data
Wednesday, 12 August 2020, 7:52 am | ACT New Zealand
"The Government must share open, transparent data," according to ACT Leader David Seymour "Prime Minister has stated she knew of a Family with COVID-19 at 4pm on Tuesday afternoon. A simple question is whether the four people were all ... More >>
ACT: Statement On Covid-19 Community Transmission
Tuesday, 11 August 2020, 11:32 pm | ACT New Zealand
"Tonight’s news is not what anyone hoped for," says ACT Leader David Seymour. "There will be time enough to ask why this has happened, but right now the goal is to get on top of it before there is loss of life or further loss ... More >>
Racing Gets A Free Ride As Govt Makes Border Decisions On The Hoof
Tuesday, 11 August 2020, 8:43 am | ACT New Zealand
“The racing industry continues to get special treatment as the Government makes ad hoc decisions at the border,” according to ACT Leader David Seymour. “Racing has been given significant taxpayer funds through NZ First’s slush fund and now ... More >>
Change Your Future Nationwide Bus Tour Kicks Off
Monday, 10 August 2020, 5:19 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT has today launched its Change Your Future nationwide bus tour. “We’re incredibly excited to be taking our campaign on the road to meet with voters from Whangarei to Bluff,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “New Zealanders from all walks of life ... More >>
ProdComm: Government’s Level 4 Decision Cost Kiwis
Monday, 10 August 2020, 12:05 pm | ACT New Zealand
“The Productivity Commission’s cost-benefit analysis of the Government’s decision to keep New Zealand at Level 4 for five extra days shows we need open debate and critical thinking,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “ The Productivity Commission ... More >>
Cooks Bubble Hold Up Shows Labour Isn’t Fit To Govern
Monday, 10 August 2020, 11:18 am | ACT New Zealand
“The hold up with a Cooks bubble shows Labour isn’t fit to govern,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “There’s no community transmission in New Zealand or the Cooks, but the PM still isn’t able to announce a travel bubble. “Either New Zealand ... More >>
Poll Shows Northlanders Don’t Take Bribes
Sunday, 9 August 2020, 11:32 am | ACT New Zealand
“The result of this morning’s Q+A Colmar Brunton poll shows Northlanders don’t take bribes,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. Regional Economic Development Minister and NZ First candidate Shane Jones polled at just 15 percent. “NZ First has attempted ... More >>
New Zealand Must Stand With Free, Democratic Nations
Thursday, 6 August 2020, 5:10 pm | ACT New Zealand
“New Zealand must stand up for freedom and democracy and build stronger relationships with countries and people who share our values,” according to ACT Leader David Seymour. Mr Seymour is taking part in the New Zealand Institute of International ... More >>
Labour’s Win-at-all-costs Plan
Thursday, 6 August 2020, 7:12 am | ACT New Zealand
“Labour’s plan is to win the election at all costs by politicising the border and keeping New Zealanders in a state of fear,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “It’s putting politics above people by locking the border and wrecking the economy ... More >>
ACT Providing A Clear Alternative To The Red-blue Duopoly
Wednesday, 5 August 2020, 9:38 am | ACT New Zealand
“This morning’s comments from National show that ACT is the only party committed to stopping the out-of-control spending and offering tax relief to hardworking New Zealanders,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “While National has said this morning ... More >>
Ending Climate Hypocrisy By Slashing Taxpayer-funded Flights
Wednesday, 5 August 2020, 8:45 am | ACT New Zealand
“ACT would end the climate hypocrisy in Wellington by slashing taxpayer-funded flights to Parliament by 25 percent,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “Politicians spend a lot of time talking about climate change. MPs can take one simple action ... More >>
The Issue Ardern Doesn’t Want To Talk About
Tuesday, 4 August 2020, 8:28 am | ACT New Zealand
“Jacinda Ardern is running scared from a debate about the debt,” according to ACT Leader David Seymour. “Elections are supposed to be a contest of ideas, but Kiwis aren’t getting one because we don’t know what Labour’s economic plan ... More >>
Free Press, 3 August 2020
Tuesday, 4 August 2020, 5:24 am | ACT New Zealand
Half Empty Planes Free Press is an avid reader of statistics. We noticed 18,193 passengers departed New Zealand by air last month, while 9,032 arrived. The planes are arriving half empty and leaving full. In January, by comparison, around 740,000 ... More >>
How Many MIQ Spaces Are Being Used By Essential Workers?
Monday, 3 August 2020, 10:53 am | ACT New Zealand
“How many managed isolation and quarantine places are being taken by essential workers?” asks ACT Leader David Seymour. “If the Government is prioritising New Zealanders over key workers, and shutting the latter out of MIQ facilities, the current ... More >>
618 Days Of Failure On Vaping
Monday, 3 August 2020, 10:10 am | ACT New Zealand
“Labour has spent 618 days failing to pass the most basic of laws to ban kids from vaping,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “We know Labour isn’t afraid to pass a law in a matter of hours. It just passed a law under urgency to register forestry ... More >>
'Where’s The Kindness, Jacinda?'
Monday, 3 August 2020, 7:18 am | ACT New Zealand
“Young people facing more debt and higher rents will be asking the Prime Minister: Where’s the kindness?,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “Generation Debt will spend decades paying back the $140 billion Labour has borrowed. That figure represents ... More >>
